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Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations….
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If you are looking for a community that has low crime, you need look no further than Lexington. With an annual crime rate of only 5 per one thousand people, the chance of becoming a victim of crime here is just 1 in 209. These crime statistics put Lexington in the elite group of the safest communities in the nation, and safer than approximately 81% of the cities and towns in Massachusetts. It is for these reasons that Lexington is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Lexington, and we found that the crime rate in Lexington is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Lexington is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lexington does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lexington.

For Lexington, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Lexington than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1453, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Lexington compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Lexington is just 4 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Lexington is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.

Lexington Crime Data

FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data

NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.